1. basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)Usually written using kana alone
2. Basking sharkThe basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers. The shape of its snout is conical and the gill slits extend around the top and bottom of its head.
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Read “ウバザメ” on Japanese Wikipedia
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Read “Basking shark” on English Wikipedia
Read “ウバザメ” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Basking shark” on DBpedia
姥鮫 【うばざめ】
姥鮫: Rarely-used kanji form.
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